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Critical elements of CPR, Push fast meaning how many compressions per minute -
100 to 120 compressions per minute for infants, children and adolescents. 12
Critical elements of CPR, Push Hard meaning... - Use enough force to decompress
at 1/3 the depth of the chest, 1 1/2 inches for infants, 2 inches for children, 2 inches
for anyone in puberty and above. 12
Critical elements of CPR, Minimize interruptions meaning... - 10 sec the most,
ideally we should only stop for ventilation, rhythm check and shock 12
Critical elements of CPR, avoid excessive ventilations meaning... compressions
ventilation ratio - Compression to ventilation ratio should be 30:2 for single
rescuer and 15:2 for 2 or more rescuers.
Critical elements of CPR, ventilation with advanced airway in place means... - 10
breaths per minute, 1 every 6 sec. 12
Signs of puberty include - Chest or underarm hair on males and ANY breast
development in females 15
With infants neutral position for ventilations is considered optimal when two thing
align what are they? - so that the external portion of the ear canal is level with the
ttop of the infants shoulder. 23
Use child pads on AED from children under what age? - 8 27
, When using adult pads on children, what are things that we should keep in mind. -
Place the pads as illustrated on the pads, Higher shock is better than no shock and
place the pads so they dont touch. 27
PAT (pediatric assessment triangle) - General Appearance
Work of Breathing
Circulation to the Skin 32
Primary Assessment steps (ABCDE) - airway, breathing, circulation, disability and
exposure. 36
At What age do we start performing Abdominal thrusts when the victim is
choking? - >1 yo 38
Respiratory rate below ____ and above ____ is abnormal for child of any age. - 10,
60 39
Determine the respiratory rate by doing what. - Observing chest rise and fall for 30
seconds and multiplying by 2. 40
Apnea is defined as longer than ____ seconds. - 15 41
Apnea can be classified as Central, Obstructive and mixed whats the difference? -
Central is when the child is making no effort to breath cause by an abnormality or
supression of brain or spinal cord, obstructive is theres an effort but no airflow,
airflow is partially or completely blocked, Mixed is a mix or both. 41
What are retractions? - inward depression of the skin during inspiration 42
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